Sharonville joins Hamilton County Public Health

Dear fellow tax hikers, disturbing news has come out of Sharonville as their Mayor and City Council have decided to close the city's health department and instead utilize the services of Hamilton County Public Health.  These people don't understand - they are "losing control", whatever that means.

Even worse, this move saves Sharonville taxpayers approximately $250,000.  Instead of paying around $278,000 per year to run their own Health Department, they are paying Hamilton County $28,000 for almost exactly the same services.  That is what we tax hikers call a bad deal. 

Perhaps the most appalling part of this decision is their diss against the fine City of Springdale, one of the few left that has their own Health Department.  Mayor Hardman ruled out merging Sharonville's Health Department with Springdale's and said:

“At best, we would see a $67,000 savings per year,” the mayor said. “Springdale has some flaws and I would have concerns about getting into bed with them.”

That is an outrageous statement.  We would be delighted to jump into bed with Royal Doyle Webster. 

We stand with the citizens of Sharonville who oppose this decision and are fighting to overturn it.  Specifically, we encourage all Sharonville citizens to sign the referendum to reverse this horrible plan.  Why spend just $28,000 when you can spend $278,000 for the same thing? 

Welcome Sharonville Mayor Kevin Hardman

Dear fellow tax hikers, everyone who lives in Sharonville has a new Mayor to worship follow!  Please join us in welcoming our friend Kevin Hardman as he seeks to fill the large shoes of 2008 Tax Hiker of the Year Virgil Lovitt.  Even though we endorsed former Councilwoman Janey Kattelman, we believe Mayor Hardman will do a fine job himself.

Kevin has been a loyal follower and protege of Virg.  He has raised taxes when necessary - in Sharonville, raising taxes is frequently necessary.  Kevin supported the latest bailout of the Sharonville Fine Arts Center.  And as a long-time employee in the Hamilton County Prosecutor's office, he knows how to obey. 

Kevin endorsed the latest Princeton School Levy, even though Princeton was already spending more money per student than 98% of school districts in Ohio.  If that doesn't demonstrate a dedication to big government, we don't know what does. 

We remain proud of our Janey Kattelman endorsement.  We believe she possessed something special that gave her the edge over everyone else.  We hope she finds her way back in Sharonville's government.  Perhaps she can be appointed the new Council President.  But for tonight, we welcome Sharonville Mayor Kevin Hardman!